I feel that it is important for colleges and universities to teach writing. I think that in todays world with the increase of text messaging, children as well as adults have suffered in losing their knowledge of proper English. It is almost impossible to find a person today who doesn't understand the 'text messaging language'. When these young adults and children go into the work force and are not able to spell or put together a proper sentence how are they suppose to be viewed as an intelligent professional and a good asset to the company? In some ways I think that it is important for us to learn media communications, but I think that it should not take the place of a writing course. The teachers of today also need to realize the importance of proper English and be able to stress this importance to their students. How can this importance be stressed to students when a lot of these teachers don't feel that it is as important as sports? I think that there are too many teachers out there who feel being successful at the sport they coach or are involved in is more important than school work.